Improvement in spring bed-bottoms



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Spring Bed-Bottoms. N0. 145,360. Patenytedlan.l3,l87"4.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL H. EEEVEs, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING BED-BOTTOMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 146,360, dated January13, 1874; application filed December 9, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. REEVES, of the city of New York, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Spring Bed-Bottoms;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andeXactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, which forms a part of this specification.

My present invention relates to an improved method of connecting spiralor hour-glass springs to the transverse or longitudinal bars of a springbed-bottom 5 and it consists in the combination, with a transverse orlongitudinal slat, and a spiral spring having its extreme end or endssecured to an adjacent coil, so as to produce a continuous or circularcoil or coils, of a cross head or bar, riveted or otherwise fastened ator near its center to such slat, and arranged angularly thereto, and ofsufficient length to permit its respective ends to lie under and supportopposite sides of an end coil of the spring, and thereby cause thespring to closely hug the under side of such slat, where by a simple,efficient, durable, and reliable fastening is produced.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure lis a plan or top view of a springbed-bottom, showing my improvement applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a sideview of one of the springs, showing myimproved method of fastening thesame.`

A B designate the lower or bottom frame of the bed-bottom, A being thelongitudinal rails, and B the transverse rails. To the rails B the lowerends of the springs C are attached, in any well-known or suitablemanner-say, by metallic staples or clasps secured to the said rails andbent over the lower coil of the spring. The springs shown in the drawingare spiral springs of slightly decreasing diameter fromV the baseupward, -but hour-glass or any other suitable spirally-coiled springsmay be used.

D E designate the upper frame, D being the longitudinal slats riveted orfastened to the transverse slats E, which latter are shown as being madeof spring-steel, whereby they possess the additional function of servingas transverse springs. The upper end of each spiral spring is attachedto an adjacent coil of the spring, so as to form a continuous orcircular end coil. Awell-known way of accomplishing this is by bendingsuch end over the coil next to it, as will be seen by reference to- Fig.2.

F designates a short piece of some suitable metal, preferably a piece ofhoop-iron,- and it is riveted at or near its center to the slat E, andpreferably at right angles thereto, and its respective ends are insertedor caused to rest under opposite sides of the upper coil of the springC, thereby bringing the said coil up close to the under side of the saidslat, a-nd holding it securely in such position. y

It will thus be seen that by a Very simple and inexpensive means I amenabled to secure the springs to the slats, and my invention isparticularly useful whenthe slats E are made of metal; and it isparticularly adapted to the style of bed-bottom illustrated in thedrawing, and it produces a strong, durable, and iirm fastening, whereinthe parts are caused to embrace each other so tightly as to prevent rat!tling or displacement thereof, however roughly the bed-bottom may behandled in use or transportation.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination, in a spring bed-bottom, of the cross-heads F withsprings C and slats E, substantially as and for the purpose hereinspeciiied.

S. H. REEVES. Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, A. J. DE LACY.

